front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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The Pioneer Woman Rose Shadow Green Ceramic 12-Piece Dinnerware Set $54 at Walmart Yellow, teal, and sage green are front and center of this sophisticated set. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025 Those natural resources are undeniably front and center in what promises to be the sort of transactional deal President Trump likes to tout, with a pay-up-or-else negotiating style. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025 The pharmacist may have been the owner, and was often front and center to talk about medicines or life. Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 Over the last few years, inflation has been front and center for consumers and investors alike – and both have come to dislike it for obvious reasons. Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front and center

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of front and center was in 1938

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“Front and center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20and%20center. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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